The TIEB-100 is an “Ugly”: a kitbashed starfighter built from whatever’s in the salvage yard. This one uses a TIE Bomber pilot pod as the fuselage, Delta-7 Jedi starfighter wings trimmed down past their fight-mode configuration, an R93 Refractor engine modified for something noisier and less efficient, and cannons pulled from a Razor Crest and a TIE Brute. The name comes from the math: TIE Bomber plus Delta-7 wings (7) plus R93 Refractor engine (93) equals 100.
It’s a snubfighter built for a pirate space station: fast, well-armed, no hyperdrive, questionable shields. Built and painted accordingly.
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Origin and Design
The TIEB-100 was designed to fill a specific slot in my Pirate Hangar diorama: a third ship, positioned outside the forcefield, entering the bay. The constraints were tight: fit within 18 studs wide and 14 bricks tall to clear the open bay, carry a distinct color accent to read alongside the other two ships in the fleet, and use only parts already on the shelf.
Every part in the build comes from an identifiable donor ship. The TIE Bomber pod is the fuselage base I use for many Uglies: larger than a standard TIE pod and plentiful in any salvage yard. The Delta-7 wings are from a Jedi starfighter, trimmed past fight-mode to suggest they were pulled from a ship that didn’t make it. The engine is from the R93 Refractor, as seen in Star Wars Outlaws, modified to read as something a pirate mechanic kept running rather than maintained. The cannons are asymmetric by necessity: one from a TIE Brute, one from a Razor Crest. That’s how Uglies work.
In-universe, it’s a snubfighter: fast, good firepower, no hyperdrive, iffy shields. The kind of ship you pop out of a capital ship to swarm a target, or station outside a pirate base to discourage uninvited drop-ins.
Creating the TIEB-100 in LEGO
The central challenge with any Ugly is making intentional-looking asymmetry out of mismatched parts. The TIEB-100 uses color to do that work: a white and red paint scheme that carries a stripe from the rear section across the wings and around each cannon, giving the asymmetric build a visual anchor that makes the whole ship read as designed rather than cobbled.
Key features include:
- Two removable top panels that open to reveal the fully detailed interior, held by friction and a single stud rather than hinges to avoid hull gaps
- Fully detailed interior with a pilot’s seat, adjustable flight controls sized for a minifigure’s hands, a rear storage hold, and two accessory clips on the interior wall
- Modified R93 Refractor engine built in three interlocking modules, with a smaller inner cone that reads as noisier and less efficient than a stock drive
- Asymmetric laser cannons: a TIE Brute weapon pod cannon on the port side, an ST-70 assault ship cannon (Razor Crest ship model) on the starboard
- Trimmed Delta-7 wings with exposed black plates along the edges suggesting salvage from a damaged ship, with a red stripe aligned across the wing surface
- Port-side hull ladder for hatch access, adding both a functional detail and asymmetry to the fuselage
The SNOT-based curved slopes on the sides of the pod provide the rounded TIE Bomber shape while keeping the structure very sturdy. The ship is solid enough to handle display and transport without worrying about it.
On Patreon, I published a behind-the-scenes article covering how the TIEB-100 came together: the two Uglies it descended from, the design constraints the Pirate Hangar imposed, how it went from Studio prototype to physical build in a single day, and the engine modification that only happened once I was building in bricks. Tier 1 (Hangar Crew) membership gets you this article and every behind-the-scenes post I publish.
Pieces: 484
Dimensions: 6.3 inches wide x 7.1 inches long x 2.8 inches tall
Building Instructions
Step-by-step building instructions and a complete parts list are available on Rebrickable. Instructions were developed through a full physical test build.
111 pages. Includes a complete parts list for sourcing through BrickLink or your preferred parts store.
About the Uglies Series
The TIEB-100 is part of a series of custom Ugly designs built since 2021. Uglies are kitbashed starfighters assembled from salvaged parts: the kind of ships you’d find in pirate hangars, fringe spaceports, or parked at the edge of a battlefield. No two are alike. Browse the full Uglies instructions catalog.